Iza Calzado

Date of Birth:

Aug 12, 1982

Place of Birth:

Quezon City, Philippines

Maria Izadora Ussher "Iza" Calzado-Wintle (born August 12, 1982) is a Filipina actress, television host, dancer, and model best known for her role as Amihan in the fantasy drama television series Encantadia. She was a former homegrown artist of GMA Network for ten years. In 2012, Calzado signed an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN and signed a non-exclusive contract with Star Cinema. By 2014, she also became one of the celebrity ambassadors of Booky, a top local food app, and blog where her husband, Ben Wintle, is the CEO. In March 2017, Calzado won the "Yakushi Pearl Award" (Best Performer) at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 for her performance in the film Bliss.